Retro Telephones

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AuntBee discovered this 30 months ago

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Back in the days when shag pile carpets were the height of fashion and the average wardrobe contained enough nylon to down a zeppelin, the only way to call someone in the UK was via a GPO-supplied telephone. Retro Telephones Good things come to those who wait... to dial! There were no phone stores or communication companies vying for your money. You used what you were given. And what you were given was a marvellously clunky (genuine) plastic contraption with an ugh-ugh-ing rotary dial, shrieking bells and a dumbbell-style handset that barely balanced between shoulder and ear. Brilliant! Retro Telephones